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You sighed tiredly and fell dramatically onto an empty bench in the middle of the crowded mall. You and James had been searching forever to find the perfect birthday gift for not only Grayson but your wonderful boyfriend of two years, Ethan. But with no luck, still.
"I say you just buy a tiny little outfit and surprise him." James winks, nudging your arm in a suggestive way. You laughed and rolled your eyes.
"Yeah, I'm sure E would love for me to seduce his brother." You say since you were shopping for both of them. Originally you were going to go shopping alone but James wanted to come too, to buy their gifts and get a few items for himself.
He just rolled his eyes and took a sip of his smoothie, looking around at all the shops that occupied the massive store. "Okay, let's not focus on what he likes." He says, completely confusing you. Weren't you supposed to buy him something he'd like? "Get something you like." You were still lost. He wasn't making sense.
"Explain yourself, Sister." You say, sipping your own smoothie.
"Like an item of clothing, or- Oh, a bottle of cologne you like on him. That would be so hot, because not only does he smell like a complete babe, but I mean how much is he going to love you being around him constantly because of the smell?" He asks, and you were surprised at how smart the idea was.
"I did like a cologne he would wear when we first started dating." You say, closing your eyes and trying to remember the name, but only the picture would appear in your mind.
"Great! Let's go find it!" James says, grabbing his bags and ushering you towards an all men's store on the second story. You both searched through the variety of scents they had to offer, but none of them were what you were looking for. "Shit, this smells so good." James moans, holding a bottle to his nose. You just rolled your eyes laughing and looked up at the final shelf. There it was! You pointed it out to James but neither of you were tall enough.
You stayed put to guard the last bottle while James scurried away to get assistance from an employee. You occupied yourself by smelling the ones in your reach when a shadow was cast over you. Turning around expecting to see James with a worker, but being met with a tall man about your age if not a bit older. He was quite handsome, but he had nothing on Ethan, that was for sure.
He just smirked at you and reached around you to grab one off the shelf. "Tell me beautiful, how does this smell to you?" He asks, holding it towards your nose. To your surprise, it was the one Ethan was currently using. You weren't the biggest fan, but the scent comforted you.
"It's nice." You say trying to be polite, although he was obviously attempting to hit on you. "Actually, could you help me?" You ask, an idea coming to mind. He, of course, said yes in the most charming way he could. "Would you mind getting that grey bottle up there?" proceeding to point at it. He nodded and effortlessly grabbed it for you. Once it was in your hands you thanked him and started to walk away.
"Wait! Why the hurry?" He asks, running up to meet your hurried pace. You just wanted to buy Ethans gift, find something for Gray and get home.
"I'm buying my boyfriend and his brother a birthday gift. This is for him." You say, shaking the bottle. His flirty attitude subsided before he apologized and vanished into another ail.
